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Background:

To evaluate the clinical, US (ultrasound)-Doppler and hematologic findings after proximal splenic artery embolization (PSAE) for blunt injury.

Methods:

From August 1998 to February 2003, 37 patients (28 men and 9 women; 20–89 years old, mean 40 years) underwent PSAE for blunt injuries. One patient required secondary splenectomy after PSAE. Early complications were investigated during the hospital stay. Delayed follow-up included review of the outpatient records, telephone interview, consultation, US-Doppler splenic study, Howell–Jolly body search, and serum antibody titer determinations (pneumococcus and Haemophilus influenzae B).

Results:

No early postprocedural complications were depicted. Ten patients were lost on follow-up. Two patients had a telephone interview that revealed no complication. Twenty-four patients were examined 6 to 63 (mean 26) months after the embolization. No …